Jennifer Lopez, Senior Year at Preston High School in Bronx, NY (1987) and J-Lo Today

Just a year after this photo, Ms. Jennifer Lopez was already ambitiously setting out to become a “famous movie star,” performing as a chorus member in regional and then touring theater. In 1991, she got her first major break as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color and now she is a major movie, TV, and music star. But at this year’s VMAs, it all goes back to her dancing past with her nomination for Best Choreography for “Dance Again,” featuring Pitbull.